Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-10-28
Much Ado About Nothing.
ANOTHER CARD.

ANOTHER CARD.
EDITOR Standard: The card pub
li>hcd i'll your paper OF last week by
Judge Ready compcl> me to make a
more complete statement Of the mat
ter III controversy, to set myself
right before the public There j. al.o a
question Of vcracity between Judge
Ready on one side and Mr.. Woodland
and myself on the other. With this
statement before them, | am perfectly
willing to be judged by the public
At the time OF the selection OF teach
els, last May, Judge Ready seemed de
tcrmincd that Miss Freeman should
occupy a place on our force OF teach
crS, and for sometime would listen to
no other arrangement, and he went SO
far as TO offer to spend two hours a
day, if necessary, to aid Miss Freeman
in her duties if We (Mr. Woodland and
MYSELF would consent to her appoint
mcnt Us principal. Mr.. Woodland and
myself not decming it best for the sue
cess OF the schools, could not consent.
Mr.. Bryan, of Montesano, was elected
as princial. After Mr.. Bryan's rcsig-
nation, and while considering Mr.
Dixon's application, at Il meeting Of
the Board held in July, Mr.. Ready
again urged Miss Frecman's appoint
ment, at the same time saying he did
not believe she would accept the place
but only wanted the chance to de-
cline. Again VIC could not consent
Now in his great desire to tender the
appointment to Miss Freeman, will
show just what Judge Ready con-
strucd into a consent for her appoint
ment
After Prof. Dixon's resignation,
Judge Ready came to my store and
urged that Miss Freeman be placed in
the high school room as teacher, and
not as principal, and so far as salary
and authority was concerned she
should be on Il par with the other
teachers, and that the Directors should
have all matters of dispute referred
directly to them. | plainly told the
Judge THAT T eottld het eeHseat To
tender the appointment to Miss Free
man, and that the schools certainly
need responsible head in the shape
of principal in the Central school
building, and that if the directors
were to have every petty affair (usual-
ly settled by the principaD referred
directly to them, the lot of Il director
would be indeed happy one, and if
that was to be the arrangement |
could not consent to remain director
any longer. But | said, if Mr. Wood
ard wishes to do this you two can go
ahead, Mr.. Ready then took his de-
parturc. About two hours later, Mr..
Woodland came to my store and said
to me, d" SO you have put Miss Free
man in as teacher, have your" l re-
piled no, l have not" If she is put
in as teacher at all, it. is by Judge
Ready and yourself, and you can
manage it to suit yourselves, but |
shall resign"
"Whyw Mr.. Woodland exclaimed,
"the Judge told me you had given
your consent, and | knowing you
were Il majority told him all right"
Then said: "Mr. Woodland, if
Judge Ready could construe what |
said into consent he could say that no
means yes." Ithen suggested. If you
do not want it that way, you as chair
man of the Board, had better call Il
meeting and have the matter settled,
and not have any business done by
having one member OF the board run
ming to another with any misunder-
standing or misrepresentation.
Approving this suggestion, Mr..
Woodland called meeting for the fol-
lowing day and Immediately notified
Judge Ready. At the meeting the
next day Mr.. Ready read the letter OF
declination from Miss Freeman, adj
dressed TO himself, and laughingly re-
marked. 81 would have been in n
pretty box if she had accepted, wouldn't
l? | shall burn this letter and there
is an end to that matter"
In the above statements Mr.. Wood
ard and DR.. Lansdale will bear me
out, as one or both were present at all
meetings. 4. c. VAN EPPs.